mayor cornett: i think we need tax reform to create jobs. the tax system as it exists today is a lot like the health system. if we were going to start from scratch, neither of them would look anything like this. and every time we address it, we just kind of tweak it. i do not think lou make it simpler, i don't think we make it better. i don't envy anyone trying to take on those challenges, because the outside noise that comes in every time you try to address change in either of those entities is enormous. i do not believe we are going to move the economy at 2%, 3%, 4% without significant tax change. ms. todd whitman: questions from the floor. is there a mike? there. >> i would like to know whether you would favor identifying single infrastructure projects in each of your states that would be critical to the existence of your economy versus this kind of general expenditure across all of the water mains and all of the internet infrastructure or whatever. is there a single project in your state that is absolutely on the highest priority -- what

but cornett says that wasn't the end of their nightmare. >> kevin kinder got sentenced to 17 years. he only served six. he got released, and when he got released, i followed him everywhere he went. >> some mothers are going to fight for their kids until the day they die. my mother is the one that's going to fight until she dies. >> cornett not only tracked kinder but reported his activities to the authorities. it led to his arrest of being in possession of a stolen car and having pornography on his computer, a violation of his parole. this time he was sentenced to 60 years. >> kevin kinder taught me things about people, there are more sex offenders out there than him. >> cornett has started to advocate for sex abuse victims and started two non-profits. one to counsel victims and the other to help put sex offenders in prison. >> i've had 21 sex offenders in the last couple years locked up. you know how many kids i saved? that's a lot. >> but flores says his mother's advocacy only deepened his wounds. >> it was something that happened to me that i never want anyone to know about. i wa

mayor cornett: i have been engaged with people in the transition for quite some time.eeting took a couple of weeks to put together. we asked for the meeting the day after the election. reporter: mayor benjamin, can you talk a little bit more about what you thought of the meeting? mayor benjamin i thought the : meeting was very productive. it was very productive, the president-elect listened to our issues and concerns, our desire to see a significant investment in infrastructure and the production of the tax exemption of municipal bonds as a key part of that plan. we also had a great chance to meet with the price -- ivice president-elect. we are excited about what we are going to -- the relationship we are going to build with the u.s. council of mayors and the new administration. there is a lot of work to be done and we are going to focus on investment, american infrastructure school, bridges, , hospitals, sewer infrastructure, and making sure we build strong, reliable, responsible police force across this country. we have men and women who are doing great work on the g

mayor cornett: i have been engaged with people in the transition for quite some time. the meeting took a couple of weeks to put together. we asked for the meeting today after the election. >> mayor benjamin, can you talk more about -- [indiscernible] >> i thought the meeting was very productive. it was very productive, the president-elect listened to our , our desireoncerns to see a significant investment in infrastructure and the production of the tax exemption of municipal bonds as a key part of that plan. we also had a great chance to meet with the price president-elect. we are excited about what we are going to -- the relationship we are going to build with the u.s. council of mayors and the administration. mayor benjamin: there is a lot of work to be done and we are going to focus on investment, school, bridges, hospitals, infrastructure, and making sure we build strong, reliable, responsible police force across this country. men and women are doing great work on the ground and we want to make sure the best of the rest are supported and this relationship goes to t

mayor cornett, you are now the head of the conference on mayors.nd this was by all aspects of fairly contentious election, how does that -- how has that been reflected at the conference and what do you see from your fellow mayors as far as what they expect and need and want to see going forward here in washington? >> well, i think like most of the country, there was a 24, 48-hour period where people were just stunned at what had happened. but i was enthused that the mayors that contacted me in the wake of that, in the next few days, were really saying, look, it's over, mayors know about elections. when it's over, you try to hit the reset button and say what do we do now. so we're trying to have a conversation with the president-elect and hear more about his ideas for infrastructure and how we can be a partner in there. first of all, i mean, the need is real. the nation's mayors know the streets and the bridges and the airports and the water systems are in dire need. the water systems i think are really something that doesn't get enough attention. i